Was a question asked or posed? Was the above statement said to the asker of the question? Was it said as an unsure response? (e.g. "Was that Jim I heard?" "I don't think so.") Was it said as a stated opinion? (e.g. "Should abortion be legal?" "I don't think so.") Was it stated as a refusal to action? (e.g. "Come on, go bungee jumping with me!" "I don't think so.") Was it stated as a sarcastic response? (e.g. "I think I look cool in this giant sombrero." "I don't think so, chief.")

Was a question asked or posed? YesishWas the above statement said to the asker of the question? YesWas it said as an unsure response? (e.g. "Was that Jim I heard?" "I don't think so.") NoWas it said as a stated opinion? (e.g. "Should abortion be legal?" "I don't think so.") NoWas it stated as a refusal to action? (e.g. "Come on, go bungee jumping with me!" "I don't think so.") YesWas it stated as a sarcastic response? (e.g. "I think I look cool in this giant sombrero." "I don't think so, chief.") No

are two people relevant, one asking and one answering? Is the question/proposal directed only to the person answering? Or to a group of people? to anybody within earshot? Is more than one person asking? Is the question/proposal spoken? Or is it written? On a banner or sign? Is a demonstration going on? Are they activists wanting you to do/not do something?

are two people relevant, one asking and one answering? More than two. Is the question/proposal directed only to the person answering? Thisish... Or to a group of people? And also thisish xto anybody within earshot? Is more than one person asking? Yope Is the question/proposal spoken? This Or is it written? On a banner or sign? Is a demonstration going on? No Are they activists wanting you to do/not do something? No

Is the FA that the one person speaking is the only one who is wanting you (is it actually you?) to do something? Does he want you to do something to benefit the group in some way? Is the group...more than 5? 10? 20? 100? 1000?

Is the FA that the one person speaking is the only one who is wanting you (is it actually you? ) No. That's the FA! to do something? You assumed that? Well, that would be an FA too.Does he want you to do something to benefit the group in some way? Not you, but yes.Is the group...more than 5? 10? 20? Between this and 100 100? 1000?

So a person, representing a group, is asking one or more other persons something. You are not the target of the question, but you reply "I don't think so." Correct? No, I am not involved at all in this situation. The person who said "I don't think so" was the person/ one of the people being asked.

Is the group asking for: money? A signature? A favor? A donation? Of blood? Are they selling something? Boycotting something? Buying something? This Conducting some sort of survey? Or test? Experiment?

Do they want to buy something from the person(s) asked? Do they want to buy their souls? Clothes? Cellphones? Wallets? Debts? Something tangible? Something they have with them at the moment? Is their location relevant? Are they at a mall?

Do they want to buy something from the person(s) asked? Yes Do they want to buy their souls? Clothes? Cellphones? Wallets? Debts? Something tangible? Yes Something they have with them at the moment? They don't have it with them at the moment of asking, but this is not the reason they refused. Is their location relevant? Very. Are they at a mall?

Is it a residence? Are the askers going door to door? Is religion involved? Are the items they're looking to buy very valuable? Are they antiques? Toys? Tools? Books? Common in the home? Does the answerer consider the question rude? Silly? Did he have the item(s) they were buying?

Is it a residence? Yopish. I just coined a new word! Are the askers going door to door? No Is religion involved? No Are the items they're looking to buy very valuable? No Are they antiques? Toys? Tools? Books? None of these Common in the home? FA- I never said it was a home Does the answerer consider the question rude? No Silly? Noish Did he have the item(s) they were buying? Noish.

Is the reason why they want to buy the items important? Is the reason why the other person doesn't want to sell important? Does he own any of the items they want to buy? does he think the item(s) are worth more to him than the money he'll get? They're buying them for money, right?

Is the reason why they want to buy the items important? Yope Is the reason why the other person doesn't want to sell important? Yes Does he own any of the items they want to buy? Now that I think about it, yes, he does own some does he think the item(s) are worth more to him than the money he'll get? No They're buying them for money, right? Yes

Is the group a company? Making a product? Is the caller from a company? Wanting to buy the product? Does the group not want to sell because: the amount of objects they want to buy? If so, is it: too small? Too large? Because what the group will do with the objects? Does the seller think the buyers are objectionable in some way?

Is the group a company? Yesish, DOYD of company Making a product? Yes Is the caller from a company? Again, DOYD of company Wanting to buy the product? Yes Does the group not want to sell because: the amount of objects they want to buy? Partly, but there is much more to it If so, is it: too small? Too large? This Because what the group will do with the objects? Noish Does the seller think the buyers are objectionable in some way? DOYD of objectionable. Wow, that was a hard post to answer

Do the makers make the product for: fun? Profit? Would they need to increase the production in order to fulfill the order? Do they not want to? Wild-assed guess: are they the monks brewing what has been called the world's greatest beer? Refusing an offer to step up production since they're not interested in getting rich or brewing full-time, but only want to make and sell enough beer to support their monastery?

Do the makers make the product for: fun? Profit? This Would they need to increase the production in order to fulfill the order? Do they not want to? It's not thisWild-assed guess: are they the monks brewing what has been called the world's greatest beer? Refusing an offer to step up production since they're not interested in getting rich or brewing full-time, but only want to make and sell enough beer to support their monastery? Nice idea, but no.

Will they be unable to sell the units to others if they take up the order? Is competition relevant? Do the sellers think the buyers will screw up the market? Or their (the sellers') relationships with other buyers?

Will they be unable to sell the units to others if they take up the order? No, they'll still be able to sell to others Is competition relevant? Do the sellers think the buyers will screw up the market? Or their (the sellers') relationships with other buyers? No to all.

Are the items made of: paper? Plastic? Wood? Metal? Fabric? Glass? Ceramics? Rubber? Fiber? Liquid? Gass? Leather? Food? Are they dangerous? Useful? Pretty? Could another group have placed the same order and have it granted? Were the buyers particular about how the items were made? Or delivered? Or how quickly?

Are the items made of: paper? Plastic? Wood? Metal? Fabric? Glass? Ceramics? Rubber? Fiber? Liquid? Gass? Leather? Food? This Are they dangerous? No Useful? Yope Pretty? No Could another group have placed the same order and have it granted? It depends. Usually, yes Were the buyers particular about how the items were made? No Or delivered? Noish Or how quickly? No

Are the buyers: far away? Close? Are they a clown school placing a large order of delicious custard pies? Will transportation: cause problems? Take long? Be expensive? Be problematic? Will the sellers be tasked with the delivery? Do they make pizza?

Are the buyers: far away? Close? This Are they a clown school placing a large order of delicious custard pies? No Will transportation: cause problems? Take long? Be expensive? Be problematic? This is closest Will the sellers be tasked with the delivery? Yes Do they make pizza? Yes

Are they builders? Asking for delivery atop a high-rise in construction? Or is vertical transportation otherwise relevant? Up lots and lots of stairs? If they had ordered only one pizza, would delivery not have been a problem? Is the weather relevant?

Are they builders? No Asking for delivery atop a high-rise in construction? Or is vertical transportation otherwise relevant? No Up lots and lots of stairs? If they had ordered only one pizza, would delivery not have been a problem? It would still be a 'problem'. There's a bit of an FA going around. I said problematic was closest, I didn't say the description was entirely accurate Is the weather relevant? No

better description: dangerous? Boring? Lots of work? Complicated? Annoying? Pointless? Is there a relevant physical obstacle? Is the profession of the buyers relevant? Are the buyers a competing pizza place?

better description: dangerous? Boring? Lots of work? Complicated? Annoying? Pointless? This Is there a relevant physical obstacle? No Is the profession of the buyers relevant? Yes Are the buyers a competing pizza place No

Are group 2 security guards? Would the delivery be pointless because they could just as well come get it themselves? Is it only the delivery that is pointless? Or is it pointless to make the pizzas int he first place? Would it be pointless if they had only ordered one pizza?

Are group 2 security guards? No Would the delivery be pointless because they could just as well come get it themselves? No Is it only the delivery that is pointless? Or is it pointless to make the pizzas int he first place? This Would it be pointless if they had only ordered one pizza? Yes

Can the puzzle title be extended? To: "Umm, no...you have enough food"? "You're fat"? "You can get pizza somewhere else"? "You just had a big dinner"? "You will soon get food anyway"? "You won't pay"? "It's not worth it"?

Can the puzzle title be extended? Yes To: "Umm, no...you have enough food"? "You're fat"? "You can get pizza somewhere else"? "You just had a big dinner"? "You will soon get food anyway"? "You won't pay"? "It's not worth it"? This

Is their exact profession relevant? Is their profession the only reason why it's pointless to make them pizza? Or is their location relevant as well? If they came into the pizza place and asked for pizza to go, would they have been denied? Or if they came in to eat there?

Is their exact profession relevant? Yes Is their profession the only reason why it's pointless to make them pizza? No Or is their location relevant as well? Yes If they came into the pizza place and asked for pizza to go, would they have been denied? No Or if they came in to eat there? No

Do they have connections to the military? To the police? To security? Are they body guards? Prison guards? Are they in a: building? Public place? Vehicle? Aircraft? Secure area? Would anyone ordering delivery from that location be denied?

Do they have connections to the military? To the police? To security? None of these! Are they body guards? Prison guards? No to both Are they in a: building? Public place? Vehicle? Aircraft? Secure area? Noish to this, no to all the rest Would anyone ordering delivery from that location be denied? I would imagine so, but I can't say for certain.

Are they outside? Underground? Neither Would delivering the pizza to them be: difficult? Expensive? Unpleasant? Impossible? None of these Is pizza not allowed in the area? Pizza would probably be allowed Do they understand why their order is refused? Yes

Are they working at the moment? Do they have weapons? Are they guarding someone? Or something? Is there something relevant going on at their location at the moment? Are they on a craft/vehicle of some sort? If their order hadn't been denied, would they have gotten their pizzas? would the pizzas have been edible? Tasty? Do they work with dangerous substances? Are they cleaning up an oil spill?

Are they working at the moment? Yes Do they have weapons? Perhaps Are they guarding someone? Or something? No Is there something relevant going on at their location at the moment? Yesish, DOYD of "going on" Are they on a craft/vehicle of some sort? No If their order hadn't been denied, would they have gotten their pizzas? Yes would the pizzas have been edible? Yes Tasty? Probably! Do they work with dangerous substances? No Are they cleaning up an oil spill? No

BLOOPER ALERT! The answer toAre they in a: building? should have been yes

Are they in a: tent? Shed? Hut? So it's none of these Are they hunters? No Are they in danger? No Are they out in the country? In a city? This Suburbs? Are they hiding? Are they fighting? Rioting? None of these Is fire involved? No

Is the buiding a home? Commercial building? Store? Building used for a special purpose? Are they employed by the government? Are they working? Teaining? Doing excercises? Waiting? Is the buiding guarded? Is it an embassy? Is there a hostage situation? Or robbery? Or other emergency?

Is the buiding a home? Commercial building? Store? Building used for a special purpose? I would say this, but it DOYD of 'commercial' and 'special purpose' Are they employed by the government? I think so, I don't know enough Are they working? Yes Teaining? Doing excercises? Waiting? Is the buiding guarded? Yes but irr. Is it an embassy? No Is there a hostage situation? Or robbery? Or other emergency? No

Do they enforce laws? Are they health imspectors? Do they have guns? Would any pizza place deny them service? Is it relevant that it's pizzza specifically? Or would any food delivery be pointless? Relevant where in the buiding they are? Is the restaurant owner at odds with them?

Do they enforce laws? Yes Are they health imspectors? No Do they have guns? Irr. Would any pizza place deny them service? Probably Is it relevant that it's pizzza specifically? No Or would any food delivery be pointless? Relevant where in the buiding they are? No Is the restaurant owner at odds with them? No

Is the building well known? Iconic? Off limits for pizza delivery people? Would the pizza be confiscated? No to all of these Do they work with dangerous: people? Yope to this Animals? Substances? Machines? With secrets? Yes, but beware FA

Are the buyers only asking for pizza for themselves? For more people? For a whole lot more? Are the buyers in the military? In law enforcement? Is the pizza being delivered? Carry-out? Is the "it's not worth it" because of the amount of pizza ordered? Because of the place they're delivering to? The people who are buying it? The people who will be eating it?

Are the buyers only asking for pizza for themselves? This For more people? For a whole lot more? Are the buyers in the military? No In law enforcement? Yope Is the pizza being delivered? This Carry-out? Is the "it's not worth it" because of the amount of pizza ordered? Because of the place they're delivering to? This is closest The people who are buying it? The people who will be eating it?

Are the buyers planning on buying a pizza? More than one? Do the delivery men make a special offer? A promotion? But the buyers refuse? Do they realize something's wrong? That they will pay more than expected? Is cost relevant?

Are the buyers planning on buying a pizza? More than one? It's extremely large, so more than one Do the delivery men make a special offer? A promotion? But the buyers refuse? Do they realize something's wrong? That they will pay more than expected? Huh? The pizza place is saying "I don't think so", not the buyers Is cost relevant? No

You obviously still haven't read the rest of the questions and answers. Please do so.

Are they in a residence? Of one of the buyers? In another place of business? Does the pizza company know where they're phoning from? Is the reason the order is denied mainly related to the workplace? The occupation?

Are they in a residence? No Of one of the buyers? In another place of business? Yope Does the pizza company know where they're phoning from? Yes Is the reason the order is denied mainly related to the workplace? Yes, assuming you mean 'place they are calling from' The occupation? Noish

Does the building they are in sell items? Buy items? Produce items? Trade items? Appraise items? Is the building they are in related to their workplace? Is it a police station? Fire station? Is the building related to transportation?

Does the building they are in sell items? Buy items? Produce items? Trade items? Appraise items? Is the building they are in related to their workplace? Is it a police station? Fire station? Is the building related to transportation? No to all

Were they on a boat? Were the people they are watching in quarantine? Or a disease center [for making vaccines and testing, etc]? Would the person delivering have been in any immediate danger if they made the delivery?

As Vadron has not been here in months, I am taking over this puzzle with Admin's permission. Here goes:

Are they guards No in a facility for the mentally impaired, Yes, DOYD of "facility" who might possibly be dangerous?

Were they on a boat? No Were the people they are watching in quarantine? No Or a disease center [for making vaccines and testing, etc]? No Would the person delivering have been in any immediate danger if they made the delivery? No

Could you please recap? Soitenly.

RECAP:

The phrase "I don't think so" is said by a pizza delivery man to a group of people who would like to have a pizza delivered. Both their occupation and the building they are in (which is a "facility for the mentally impaired", DOYD of "facility") are relevant.

Could the buyers be dangerous? Could the pizza be dangerous for the buyers? Is there any general law which forbids delivering pizza to the place where the buyers want it delivered? Are there any sanitary reasons relevant, which state that no food can be delivered to such a place?

Could the buyers be dangerous? Noish Could the pizza be dangerous for the buyers? No Is there any general law which forbids delivering pizza to the place where the buyers want it delivered? No Are there any sanitary reasons relevant, which state that no food can be delivered to such a place? No

Do the buyers really want the pizza? Are they serious in their demand? Are they really expecting pizza to be delivered to them? Are they aware of the circumstances, which caused the delivery man to refuse them?

Reproducing possible $poyler here on request, as Balin said close enough:

So I think I've heard this story before. Some undercover police officers (IIRC) are investigating something at a mental facility. They get hungry, because it's taking forever, and they call up the pizza place and ask for a delivery. But, the pizza place knows it's the mental facility and is not keen on selling pizza to insane people, so they say "I don't think so."

Do the buyers really want the pizza? Yes Are they serious in their demand? Yes Are they really expecting pizza to be delivered to them? Yes Are they aware of the circumstances, which caused the delivery man to refuse them? After the fact, they realize why

Reproducing possible $poyler here on request, as Balin said close enough:

So I think I've heard this story before. Some undercover police officers (IIRC) are investigating something at a mental facility. They get hungry, because it's taking forever, and they call up the pizza place and ask for a delivery. But, the pizza place knows it's the mental facility and is not keen on selling pizza to insane people, so they say "I don't think so."

**********SPOILER**********

Reproduced from snopes.com:

FBI agents conducted a "search and seizure" at the Southwood Psychiatric Hospital in San Diego, which was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of poring over many rooms of financial records, some sixty FBI agents worked up quite an appetite. The case agent in charge of the investigation called a local pizza parlor with delivery service to order a quick dinner for his colleagues. The following telephone conversation took place:

Agent: Hello. I would like to order nineteen large pizzas and sixty-seven cans of soda.

Pizza man: And where would you like them delivered?

Agent: To the Southwood Psychiatric Hospital.

Pizza man: To the psychiatric hospital?

Agent: That's right. I'm an FBI agent.

Pizza man: You're an FBI agent?

Agent: That's correct. Just about everybody here is.

Pizza man: And you're at the psychiatric hospital?

Agent: That's correct. And make sure you don't go through the front doors. We have them locked. You'll have to go around to the back to the service entrance to deliver the pizzas.

Pizza man: And you say you're all FBI agents?

Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here?

Pizza man: And you're over at Southwood?

Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here?

Pizza man: And everyone at Southwood is an FBI agent?

Agent: That's right. We've been here all day and we're starving.

Pizza man: How are you going to pay for this?

Agent: I have my check book right here.

Pizza man: And you are all FBI agents?

Agent: That's right, everyone here is an FBI agent. Can you remember to bring the pizzas and sodas to the service entrance in the rear? We have the front doors locked.

Pizza man: I don't think so. Click.

Nice work everyone, and props to Vadron (wherever he is) for coming up with this puzzle. And now, I'm going to go order a pizza.

Oh that's right, FBI agents, not police officers...and yes, Snopes is where I heard it before. LOL, I couldn't remember it quite correctly, but at least I got the general idea. Pizza would be great! Chicken and artichoke for me, please. :-D